After competing part time in the ARCA Menards Series the past three seasons, Andy Jankowiak is hopeful he will chase the championship in a full-time effort in 2024, he confirmed to Frontstretch. Jankowiak will pilot the No. 73 for KLAS Motorsports, a second-year team, in at least 12 races but ideally all 20.
“We did not hit every goal that we had for sponsorship so because of that we are still working toward that,” Jankowiak told Frontstretch. “We’re committed to 12 and we’re going to go to Iowa Speedway, which is the seventh race. So we’re committed to 12 races throughout the season including the first seven. I think once we get to Iowa, that’s kind of when the short track portion of the schedule starts. It is going to depend on sponsorship, it is going to depend on how things are going, where we are in points. There will be a lot of external factors that will go into the decision. Certainly if we find funding it’s a no-brainer. If we are a little short of our goals as far as dollars go, then it becomes a decision for our ownership team, Kevin Lapierre and Andy Seuss.”
Whelen Engineering will be back on board as a sponsor. The company increased its support of KLAS so it will be spaced out more over the 12 races. Florida Safety Systems will be back as well as Automotive Consultants of Ithaca and Yukon Creek Sportsmen’s Club are supporting Jankowiak throughout the whole season. V1 Fiber, Sbarro Pizza, Thermal Foams, Inc. and Planter Box Direct will all sponsor Jankowiak for a few races too.
Jankowiak has been delivering pizzas for almost 20 years. He has 24 career starts with two top fives, both in 2023, and 13 top 10s. He is eager to improve upon his career-best 2023 in 2024.
“I think if we go to the racetrack the way that we are capable of going to the track, obviously we are a step behind Venturini Motorsports and Joe Gibbs Racing, but if we could pull through with consistency and racing against some young drivers, you never know how the chips are going to fall,” he noted. “Maybe people are inexperienced a little bit and we’ll hang in there. I feel very good, if we ran the whole season, of being top three in points. Certainly for me, in my career, that would be an outstanding achievement. For KLAS in our second year to come into ARCA and compete for a top three in points position, that would be a huge achievement for all of us because we are all invested in all of it. I’m invested in it as a…
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